| Description |
viii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Readings vi -- Acknowledgements vii -- -- -- PART I DOING SOCIAL RESEARCH -- -- Introduction 1 -- 1 Social Research as Practice 3 -- -- -- PART II QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS -- -- Introduction 5 -- 2 General Research Process 7 -- 3 Survey Research 21 -- 4 Experimental Research 65 -- 5 Numerical Data Analysis 78 -- -- -- PART III QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS -- -- Introduction 133 -- 6 Positioning Qualitative Work 135 -- 7 Collecting Qualitative Data 155 -- 8 Analysing Qualitative Data 188 -- 9 Discourse Analysis 233 -- -- -- PART IV SELECTING AND EVALUATING METHODS -- -- 10 Selecting and Evaluating Methods 279 -- References 287 |
| Summary |
Providing an introductory overview of the process of social research, and including classic readings in research methods that all students and researchers should be familiar with, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to key areas of quantitative and qualitative research |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published as: Issues in social research. 1998 |
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Published in association with the Open University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Yates, Simeon.
Issues in social research.
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Open University.
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| LC no. |
2003102948 |
| ISBN |
0761967974 cased |
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0761967982 paperback |
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